Sam Buckingham Run

Acclaimed Northern NSW singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham is set to release her long-awaited third album Dear John on April 8, 2022. Co-produced by Sam and long-time collaborator Kent Eastwood, the album was recorded by Audio Engineer Paul Pilsneniks (Angus & Julia Stone, India Arie, Eric Bibb, Silverchair) at Byron Bay's Rockinghorse Studio - the result sees Buckingham delve into some new sounds, as heard on the first two singles from the record.

Whilst it was the last song to be written for the forthcoming release, the first taste from the album came in 2021 with Something More, a powerful catchy anthem focusing on the issues of gender equality, being heard, and self-expressing.  This coincided with a string of sold-out shows for Buckingham on her June 'Something More' Tour, along with support slots for Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Ben Lee and Tim Freedman – "Buckingham wowed the crowd with her soaring vocals, silencing the room." STACK Magazine 

Now comes new single Run, a song about finding the courage to leave a toxic relationship.  Inspired by 80's production, the melodic track is a rollercoaster listening experience featuring dark lyrics and a bright jangly bridge. 

Says Sam, "I was originally planning to make a mostly acoustic album.  We started pre-production in my makeshift living room studio and then, late one night, I wrote Run.  All of a sudden, I realised that the album I was about to make wasn't the album that I wanted to make.  I scrapped 70% of the songs I'd written for the album and started again."  

"I put a foot in the middle
the other one a little bit out, ready to run
I put a hand on his waist and another on his face
To tell him I'm coming undone

It's a cold heart reality, trying to get the best of me
That I feel like I'm never enough
So when lightning strikes and I'm standing by his side
I wait ready for another one

But I wanna run"

Sam Buckingham will be touring her new album throughout 2022, check out dates below.  In the meantime, you can hear Sam talking to female singer-songwriters on her Podcast 'Song Baker'.

SAM BUCKINGHAM DEAR JOHN TOUR DATES 2022
Tickets on sale March 1 via www.sambuckingham.com

5 May - Birtinya, QLD | Malt Shovel Taphouse6 May - Gold Coast, QLD | Dust Temple
7 May - Brisbane, QLD | Junk Bar
13 May - Bellingen, NSW | Bellingen Brewery
14 May - Murwillumbah, NSW | The Citadel 
19 May - Cronulla, NSW | Brass Monkey
20 May - Marrickville, NSW | The Great Club
21 May - Bulli, NSW | Heritage Hotel
22 May - Canberra, ACT | Smith's Alternative
27 May - Newcastle, NSW | Stag & Hunter
28 May - Bathurst, NSW | Little Alberts
4 June - Northcote, VIC | Wesley Anne
10 June - Hobart, TAS | Republic Bar11 June - Launceston, TAS | Royal Oak
17 June - Fremantle, WA | Aardvark
18 June - Perth, WA | Four5Nine
19 June - Thebarton, SA | The Grace Emily